Kim Jung Hyun is a young Korean author (born in 1987), she has put all her thoughts into self-portraits that we can sketch our own self-portraits. The author left Korea at a very young age, she encountered many difficulties when she started settling in Ho Chi Minh City and to overcome the different feelings in life, she started drawing self-portraits and these works have become a peaceful place to soothe her soul and a space to communicate with others, helping the author express her long-repressed feelings due to language barriers. "Distance" for the author is a distance and at the same time the relationship between Vietnam and Korea, the author and the work, the author and the audience and more meanings.
The exhibition displays 20 works including oil paintings, woodcuts, silk paintings... which are self-portraits of the author. This young female artist has officially entered the professional art world and does not hesitate to boldly experiment in both expression and on diverse materials. And the author is always proactive in contacting the audience.
During the exhibition, the Cultural Center will organize sideline activities such as “Artist Talk Show” (2:00 p.m. on January 31, 2015) for the author to directly accompany the audience to visit the exhibition and explain the works, and “Selfie Contest on Social Networks” (Selfie Contest with the works).
Through the first exhibition of the new year 2015, the Korean Cultural Center hopes to bring an opportunity for audiences of both countries to experience the fresh works of artist Kim Jung Hyun, a young author who plays a bridging role in the art culture of Vietnam and Korea.
